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Best Short TV Series of the 2020s

454 Short series that started in the 2020s, ranked by popularity

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454 series

Prabha Ki Diary

★ 6.7
38 14 2020–present
Drama · Short

Legend of Yunze Special

★ 8.8
38 14 2021–2021
Fantasy · Romance · Short

Lady Parts

★ 4.6
37 11 2020–2021
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Stolen Desire

★ 7.6
37 2026–2026
Drama · Mystery · Short

One Night Stand with My Father's Killer

★ 6.5
37 2026–2026
Romance · Short

Om natten lyver jeg aldrig

★ 5.0
37 6 2020–2020
Drama · Short

Sas heeft een SOA

★ 8.3
36 8 2020–present
Comedy · Short

&Music

★ 6.4
36 6 2020–present
Documentary · Music · Short

On a List

★ 5.5
36 8 2020–present
Romance · Short

Murder Unboxed

★ 5.4
35 3 2020–2020
Crime · Documentary · Short

Umayuru: Pretty Gray

★ 7.4
35 4 2025–2025
Animation · Comedy · Short

Dogs Playing Poker

★ 7.0
35 2 2021–2021
Animation · Short

Dounia

★ 7.6
35 14 2020–2023
Animation · Short

We Will Be Monsters

★ 6.4
35 4 2021–present
Animation · Horror · Short

WWE Legend Profiles

★ 6.5
35 12 2025–present
Documentary · Short · Sport

Crime Cam 24/7

★ 7.7
35 2 2023–present
Crime · Short

Hey! (EW)

★ 7.7
35 142 2022–2025
Comedy · Short

Peak TV

★ 6.8
34 12 2024–present
Comedy · Drama · Short

Alec Behan Gets Grounded

★ 1.8
34 10 2021–present
Animation · Comedy · Short

SpongeBob As Told By

★ 6.3
33 8 2020–2020
Animation · Comedy · Short

Dog Squad

★ 8.2
33 59 2022–present
Animation · Family · Short

Bitmoji TV

★ 8.5
32 10 2020–present
Animation · Comedy · Short

Electro Monolog

★ 6.8
31 15 2021–2021
Music · Reality-TV · Short

Disney's Road Trip

★ 5.9
31 20 2024–present
Animation · Comedy · Short
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